SUPERFOOD // CARROT:
Oliver’s Famous Carrot Cake – A timeless classic with a cozy twist!
This ultra-moist carrot cake is packed with freshly grated carrots, crunchy walnuts, and warm holiday spices, – then finished with the dreamiest cream cheese frosting you’ll ever taste. It’s the perfect showstopper for any celebration… rich, perfectly spiced, and nutrient rich
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that converts to vitamin A and supports healthy brain and immune function. They also help protect against oxidative stress — so every slice does more than just taste good! Save this recipe to bake up some sweet nostalgia this holiday season and don’t forget to tag us when you make it!
Recipe by Michael Bonacini
Oliver’s Famous Carrot Cake
6-8
Ingredients
- Carrot Cake
- • 1 2/3 cups canola oil
- • 2 3/4 cups white sugar
- • 6 eggs
- • 3 cups Bread flour
- • 1.5 tbsp baking powder
- • 1 tbsp baking soda
- • 4 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 1 tbsp ground nutmeg
- • 1.5 tsp salt
- • 1 cup walnut pieces
- • 1.5 lbs carrots, peeled and grated
- Cream Cheese Icing
- • 1 cup butter, very soft
- • 3 ¼ cups cream cheese (750g or 3 packages), softened
- • 4 ¼ cups icing sugar, sifted
Instructions
- 1 Carrot Cake
- 2 1. Heat oven to 325°F
- 3 2. Spray two 8” or 9” round cake pans and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper
- 4 3. In a large bowl, combine oil, sugar and eggs. Mix gently with a wooden spoon, hand mixer, or the paddle attachment of a stand mixer
- 5 4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- 6 5. Add dry ingredients to oil and sugar mixture. Add walnuts and carrots
- 7 6. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. If mixing by hand, mix vigorously for 4 minutes.
- 8 7. Divide batter evenly between pans
- 9 8. Bake for 25 - 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean
- 10 Cream Cheese Icing
- 11 1. In a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer with a paddle, cream butter until super smooth
- 12 2. Add cream cheese in 3 stages, pulsing to incorporate and scraping well after each addition. Do not over mix! (Overmixing between additions can result in splitting)
- 13 3. Add icing sugar and pulse on low speed to incorporate. Once icing sugar is incorporated, mix on medium speed for up to 30 seconds until smooth
